
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sangatte today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sangatte at 8PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sangatte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 36 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 290 | 394 | 514 | 540 | 392 | 233 | 231 | 275 | 176 | 81 | 42 | 27 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28AM5.20m | 9:21PM5.25m | 9:57AM5.40m | 10:31PM5.58m | 10:54AM5.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM2.86m | 3:46AM2.84m | 4:24PM2.65m | 4:58AM2.53m | 5:28PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
— | 36 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 5 |
43 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 42 | 52 | 49 | 290 | 394 | 514 | 540 | 392 | 233 | 231 | 275 | 176 | 81 | 42 | 27 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 229 | 386 | 369 | 234 | 329 | 207 | 424 | 424 | 498 | 424 | 425 | 505 | 458 | 455 | 442 | 202 | 330 | 330 | 382 | 713 |
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